Composer and music publisher Franz Anton Hoffmeister was born on this day in 1754 | Many of the classical period's most distinguished composers had works published by Hoffmeister — such as Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven | Here Takehiro Konoe performs Hoffmeister's Viola Concerto D major with the Munich Chamber Orchestra in 2018 | Read more at https://theviolinchannel.com/franz-anton-hoffmeister-composer-born-on-this-day-1754/ | The Violin Channel

Franz Hoffmeister - Quartet No. 2 in D major (1º Mov., Allegro moderato)

🎶 Hoffmeister! 😊 Spent an hour today trying to perfect the opening of this concerto, and looking at it under the microscope! 🔬 . . . . . #viola #violin #violist #virtuoso #music #musiciansofinstagram #practice #practicemakesperfect #recital #transcription #musiciansofinstagram #fiddle #technique #virtuosity #classicalmusic #classical #style #classicalstyle | Wilhelm Magner

After Mozart completed his Piano Quartet in G minor, his publisher, Franz Anton Hoffmeister, deemed the work too difficult and unmarketable and released the composer from his contract for three quartets. Undeterred, Mozart went on to compose a second Piano Quartet in E-flat major, publishing it elsewhere. Though it saw little commercial success, the piece later influenced composers such as Schumann, Brahms, and Dvořák, who expanded on Mozart’s pioneering approach to the piano quartet. In this 20